The leaders of the states wanted a strong and fair national government but they also wanted the government to protect an individual freedoms and prevent the government from abusing their power. In order to do this the government is separated in three categories, legislative, executive, and judicial. It was a brilliant plan that would prevent anyone from having too much power.
The Legislative is made out of the two houses of Congress, the House Of Representatives and the Senate. The Legislative Branch's most important job is to make laws in which they will be discussed and voted on in Congress. There are 100 senators in the Senate House, vice president of the US is considered as the leader of the Senate House. In the House of Representatives there are 435 representatives and the leader of this house is the Speaker of the house who's elected by the representatives. Most laws are actually written in committees and then are voted on after a small amount of debate.
The head of the executive is the President of the US, which makes laws official. The President also approves and carries the laws passed out by the Congress. He or she also has the job of appointing or removing cabinet members and officials. He or she is also in charge of the negotiating treaties. The President acts as the head of state and commander in chief of armed forces. This is important in an age when we are never sure if there will be a war. The executive branch includes the vice president and other officials like the members of the cabinet, which is made out of 15 major departments of the government. The cabinet gives advice to the President about important matters happening in the United States.
The Judicial branch examines the court system of the United States. Through the court cases the judicial branch explains the meaning in light of the Constitution and the laws passed out from the Congress. In other words, the courts decide if a law violates the Constitution. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch. The Supreme court rules whether something is constitutional or unconstitutional. There are nine judges. Eight are associate justices and one chief justice. The Supreme court is the highest court in the land. The decision of the Supreme court is final and no other court can overrule those decisions. Since judges serve for a lifetime and are chosen by a president, it is the least democratic of all branches.
Although this three sections are apart of the government each one has different jobs and purposes for this country. In the end, that is why our government works. Nobody gets too powerful, because they all have different roles.
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